Corvara Italy is by far my most favorite place I have been in Italy. It was so amazing. I have dreamt about climbing the Dolomite Mountains for years and I finally realized that dream. The first day we climbed, we got up to about 2,600
After 6 years I finally made it back to Rome. I LOVE Rome. The food, the people, the history everything about it. I was on my own for this portion of the trip but I was lucky enough to meet this lady named Laura from
We stayed within the old town in Dubrovnik and I really suggest if you go you do that. The place we stayed was really nice but didn't have WiFi. That was a blessing in some ways. We spent a lot of time in the courtyards
I don't think I slept at all the first few days in Santorini and that's not necessarily a bad thing. It is definitely a party town that's for sure. There were night we went out for dinner and drinks and we would look at our
Athens, wow what an amazing place.
I love traveling to these historical places. Another one of our cradle of civilizations I have been lucky enough to visit.
We arrived late to our apartment we rented from Airbnb and when we arrived our host was so very pleasant.
She
Here is a short video on my last trip to Costa Rica. 3 weeks isn't enough time to spend in such a wonderful country. I piece of my heart was left there just as I felt about Africa.
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Driving in Costa Rica can be quite stressful. The roads are very narrow and winding. There are a lot of trucks that travel the roads and they tend to hold up traffic. The speed limits vary from 40 kph to the rare 80 kph and
Here's a video I put together, my first attempt at a video of the Baker climb. We started out rock climbing at Mount Erie overlooking the Puget Sound before heading up the mountain.[
What an amazing experience! I had a million thoughts going through my head while I was on the mountain. I've decided going forward to keep most of my thoughts to myself as I sometimes am too open. What I will share with you is the
This was literally one of the hardest things I have ever done. Carrying 70 pound pack weight for 6 days up Mount Baker to the summit while learning mountaineering skills like:
Increasing technical knowledge/skills in all aspects of snow and alpine climbing including:
Glacier travel
Rope/belay